In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a
small clearing called landing zone X-Ray, Lt. Colonel Hal
Moore (Mel Gibson) and 400 young fathers, husbands
brothers, and sons, all troopers from an elite American
combat division, were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese
soldiers. The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in
U.S. history. We Were Soldiers Once...And Young is a
tribute to the nobility of those men under fire, their
common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and
love for one another.